Date:         Thu, 1 Dec 94 13:38:44 PST
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Schwarze <schwarze@superc.nosc.mil>
Subject:      Re: 009 and carb leaks

James Brill writes:
> 
> I have what I hope is a quick little question.  I have a 009 dist on 
> my otherwise stock 71 bus.  I hope I am right here:  there are two 
> tubes coming out of the carb that I assume were for the stock dist.  
> The PO 'plugged' these by putting a small section of rubber hose over 
> each and then plugging the end of that hose with a screw.  In my 
> never ending search to my idleing problems I was going to replace 
> these and hope that it fixes what acts like an air leak.  Any ideas on
> the best way to do this?  Thanks, Jim

There are little rubber caps for this purpose.  I don't know where to
buy them but I usually get them from the junkyard.  I was never ever able
to get my engine to idle smoothly with the 009.  As soon as I put my
stock dual diaphragm distributor back in and hooked up the vacuum lines,
it purred like a kitten.  Why don't you try using an original-equipment
distributor and see if the idle improves?  Just a thought...

-David (the 009 hater)

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David Schwarze			'73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat)
SAIC Comsystems, San Diego	'73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast)
schwarze@nosc.mil		'87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser?  Soon...)
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